Meaning of the nameIvo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- I-vo
Ivo is a masculine name of Germanic origin whose root, according to Wiktionary and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, points to the yew, a tree; it may also be a short form of Ivan.
Meaning
“yew”
Source: Wiktionary: Ivo · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivo · Behind the Name: Ivo
- People (2022)
- 50,546
- Rank in Brazil
- #563
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 63,090
- people
Ivo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (11,512 people).
180 women 50,366 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ivo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.078%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.067%
- Paraná 0.052%
- Mato Grosso 0.035%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.030%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,622 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 7,280 | 0.067% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,970 | 0.078% |
| Paraná | 5,962 | 0.052% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,377 | 0.016% |
| Bahia | 3,151 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,704 | 0.017% |
| Pernambuco | 1,961 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,265 | 0.035% |
| Goiás | 1,229 | 0.017% |
| Pará | 1,217 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 1,079 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 817 | 0.030% |
| Maranhão | 772 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 644 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 639 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 631 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 574 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 443 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 432 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 432 | 0.027% |
| Distrito Federal | 428 | 0.015% |
| Sergipe | 409 | 0.019% |
| Tocantins | 205 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 127 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 90 | 0.012% |
| Roraima | 86 | 0.014% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivo
Wiktionary gives two possible origins for Ivo: the Latinized form of a medieval Old French name, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz, 'yew, bow', related to the French Yves, or a short form of Ivan. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing José Pedro Machado, follows the first origin: Ivo adapts the French Yve, from the root iv-, 'yew', and spread through devotion to Saint Ivo. Behind the Name also links it to the Germanic element iwa, 'yew'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 50,546 people named Ivo, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ivo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ivo · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Ivo
What does the name Ivo mean?
Ivo means “yew”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Ivo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 50,546 people with the first name Ivo, which ranks it number 563 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ivo a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 180 women and 50,366 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ivo?
Ivo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ivo most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.078% of the state's population is named Ivo (5,970 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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